The following extract is from a Department Of Veterans' Affairs web site:

At 5 am on 31 August 1918, supported by artillery, two grossly under strength Australian battalions, charged up Mont St Quentin yelling wildly like a ‘lot of bushrangers’ to disguise their numbers. The cheering platoons at once ran into crowds of Germans, who seemed bewildered and quickly surrendered ...

The Australians charged on and, by the time they reached the main German trench-line, the face of the mount ahead of them was covered with enemy soldiers fleeing over both shoulders of the hill. The Australians swept on, up, and over the summit, routing the German supports and reserves there. ...

On Mont St Quentin, however, the Australians, few in number, were unable to hold their gains and German reserves drove back the scattered troops from the crest. ... But the Australians held on just below the summit and next day it was recaptured and firmly held. ... The taking of Mont St Quentin and Péronne have always been regarded as among the finest feats of the AIF on the Western Front and the intensity of the action is evident from the fact that seven Victoria Crosses were awarded to Australians 1 and 2 September 1918.